Old Penguin Classics L1 - L125 (18 books)

This series produced translations of Classics from many countries and became an iconic series with prints of a range of masterpieces. The series began in January 1946 with the publication of L1, Homer's Odyssey translated by E.V. Rieu, the editor of the series.

Colourway indicates the language of origin. Ex. Brown - Ancient Greek, Purple - Latin, Green- French, Blue - Italian, Yellow - Arabic.

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1	The Histories by Herodotus 4.01 avg rating — 54,965 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Last Days of Socrates by Plato 4.12 avg rating — 45,184 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The life of Alexander the Great by Arrian 4.16 avg rating — 5,280 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Symposium by Plato 4.09 avg rating — 87,450 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Rise and Fall of Athens by Plutarch 4.09 avg rating — 1,975 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Illiad by Homer 3.93 avg rating — 500,488 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Prometheus Bound and Other Plays by Aeschylus 3.99 avg rating — 8,760 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Oresteian Trilogy (Agamemnon, The Choephori, The Eumenides) by Aeschylus 4.02 avg rating — 46,041 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Annals of Imperial Rome by Publius Cornelius Tacitus 3.98 avg rating — 9,231 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Conquest of Gaul by Gaius Julius Caesar 4.01 avg rating — 13,341 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Aeneid by Virgil 3.87 avg rating — 141,169 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius 4.02 avg rating — 22,391 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Voyage of Argo by Apollonius of Rhodes 3.83 avg rating — 11,170 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Fables of Aesop by Aesop 4.05 avg rating — 129,009 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Tacitus on Britain and Germany by Publius Cornelius Tacitus 3.97 avg rating — 6,014 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Electra and Other Plays: Philoctetes, Women of Trachis, Electra, Ajax by Sophocles 4.13 avg rating — 6,929 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Bacchae and Other Plays by Euripides 4.14 avg rating — 6,475 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Persian Expedition by Xenophon 4.12 avg rating — 9,693 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars